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>> Thursday, July 15, 2010

Two Bethany House books were waiting for me when I got back from my trip to Washington. What timing! This book, Flight to Heaven, was a great distraction for me and I read it clear through in less than two days.

This book is about Captain Dale Black's amazing testimony from when he was 19 years old. He had just gotten his pilot's license and was a passenger in a plane with two other experienced pilots. The plane crashed and this young man was the only survivor.

The crash changed his life. He explained that he asked Jesus into his heart at an early age but lost his zeal as he got older. He started living for himself instead of for God. After the crash, he came to know God like many of us will never experience.

He was given a vision of heaven while he was in a coma. He was advised to hold onto his experience until God released him to share. Meanwhile, he lived out his new faith and love in God. Many people's lives were changed because of Dale's testimony. He became bold in his faith and shared freely.

Much of the book describes his battle to regain the use of his body and his faith that grew by great leaps. This is a very inspiring account and I highly recommend it. Captain Black is interviewed at 100 Huntley.com. Great summertime reading because it is a fast-read and inspiring.